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We performed a comparison between Checkmarx and Ixia BreakingPoint based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Application Security Testing (AST) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"It gives the proper code flow of vulnerabilities and the number of occurrences.""The main benefit to using this solution is that we find vulnerabilities in our software before the development cycle is complete.""The most valuable features of Checkmarx are the automation and information that it provides in the reports.""Our static operation security has been able to identify more security issues since implementing this solution.""From my point of view, it is the best product on the market.""The most valuable features of Checkmarx are the Best Fix Location and the Payments option because you can save a lot of time trying to mitigate the configuration. Using these tools can save you a lot of time.""Scan reviews can occur during the development lifecycle.""The most valuable feature is the application tracking reporting."

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"The DDoS testing module is useful and quick to use.""The solution has many protocols and options, making it very flexible.""There is a virtual version of the product which is scaled to 100s of virtual testing blades.""It is a scalable solution.""I like that we can test cloud applications.""The most valuable feature of Ixia BreakingPoint is the ransomware and malware database for simulated attacks.""We use Ixia BreakingPoint for Layer 7 traffic generation. That's what we like."

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Cons
"Checkmarx is not good because it has too many false positive issues.""Some of the descriptions were found to be missing or were not as elaborate as compared to other descriptions. Although, they could be found across various standard sources but it would save a lot of time for developers, if this was fixed.""The reports are good, but they still need to be improved considering what the UI offers.""Checkmarx needs to improve the false positives and provide more accuracy in identifying vulnerabilities. It misses important vulnerabilities.""It is an expensive solution.""When we first ran it on a big project, there wasn't enough memory on the computer. It originally ran with eight gigabytes, and now it runs with 32. The software stopped at some point, and while I don't think it said it ran out of memory, it just said "stopped" and something else. We had to go to the logs and send them to the integrator, and eventually, they found a memory issue in the logs and recommended increasing the memory. We doubled it once, and it didn't seem enough. We doubled it again, and it helped.""Checkmarx needs to be more scalable for large enterprise companies.""Checkmarx being Windows only is a hindrance. Another problem is: why can't I choose PostgreSQL?"

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"The quality of the traffic generation could be improved with Ixia BreakingPoint, i.e. to get closer to being accurate in what a real user will do.""The solution originally was hard to configure; I'm not sure if they've updated this to make it simpler, but if not, it's something that could be streamlined.""The price could be better.""The integration could improve in Ixia BreakingPoint.""I would appreciate some preconfigured network neighborhoods, which are predefined settings for testing networks.""They should improve UI mode packages for the users.""The production traffic simulations are not realistic enough for some types of DDoS attacks."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is the right price for quality delivery."
  • "I believe pricing is better compared to other commercial tools."
  • "The pricing was not very good. This is just a framework which shouldn’t cost so much."
  • "The pricing is competitive and provides a lower TCO (total cost of ownership) for achieving application security."
  • "It is a good product but a little overpriced."
  • "The license has a vague language around P1 issues and the associated support. Make sure to review these in order to align them with your organizational policies."
  • "​Checkmarx is not a cheap scanning tool, but none of the security tools are cheap. Checkmarx is a powerful scanning tool, and it’s essential to have one of these products."
  • "We got a special offer for a 30% reduction for three years, after our first year. I think for a real source-code scanning tool, you have to add a lot of money for Open Source Analysis, and AppSec Coach (160 Euro per user per year)."
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  • "There is no differentiation in licenses for Breaking Point. For one license, you will get all the features. There is no complexity in that."
  • "We have a one year subscription license for $25,000 US Dollars."
  • "or us, the pricing is somewhere around $12,000 a year. I'm unsure as to what new licenses now cost."
  • "The price is high. We pay for the license monthly."
  • "The solution is expensive."
  • "The price of the solution is expensive."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:I would like to recommend Checkmarx. With Checkmarx, you are able to have an all in one solution for SAST and SCA as well. Veracode is only a cloud solution. Hope this helps.
    Top Answer:Compared to the solutions we used previously, Checkmarx has reduced our workload by almost 75%.
    Top Answer:The solution's price is high and you pay based on the number of users.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Ixia BreakingPoint is the ransomware and malware database for simulated attacks.
    Top Answer:The integration could improve in Ixia BreakingPoint. The vendor should provide a portal for webinars.
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    Overview

    Checkmarx is a highly accurate and flexible static code analysis product that allows organizations to automatically scan uncompiled code and identify hundreds of security vulnerabilities in all major coding languages and software frameworks. Checkmarx is available as a standalone product and can be effectively integrated into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to streamline vulnerability detection and remediation. Checkmarx is trusted by leading organizations such as SAP, Samsung, and Salesforce.com.

    Checkmarx is a global leader in software security solutions for modern software development. Checkmarx delivers a comprehensive software security platform that unites with DevOps by scanning uncompiled source code for security vulnerabilities early in the development life cycle to reduce and remediate risk from software vulnerabilities. Using Checkmarx, teams avoid software security vulnerabilities managed via a single and unified dashboard without slowing down their delivery schedule.

    Checkmarx balances the needs of the entire organization, delivering seamless security from the start and throughout the entire software development life cycle. Checkmarx can be deployed on-premises in a private data center or hosted via a public cloud.

    Checkmarx Features

    Some of Checkmarx’s features include:

    • Source code scanning: Detect and repair more vulnerabilities before you release your code.

    • Open-source scanning: Find and eliminate the risks in your open-source code.

    • Interactive code scanning: Scan for vulnerabilities and runtime threats.

    • Open-source security for infrastructure as code: Identify and fix insecure IaC configurations that put your application at risk.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Checkmarx stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its ability to enable developers to secure their code with a single management dashboard and its high-speed scanning abilities.

    PeerSpot users note the effectiveness of these features. A CEO at a tech services company writes, “The most valuable features are the easy-to-understand interface, and it’s very user-friendly. We spend some time tuning to start scanning a new project, which is only a few clicks. A few simple tunes for custom rules and we can start our scan. We can do the work quickly and we don't need to compile the source code because Checkmarx does the work without compiling the project. The scanning is very quick. It's about 20,000 lines per hour, which is a good speed for scanning.”

    A director at a tech services company notes, “The features and technologies are very good. The flexibility and the roadmap have also been very good. They're at the forefront of delivering the additional capabilities that are required with cloud delivery, etc. Their ability to deliver what customers require and when they require is very important.”

    A senior manager at a manufacturing company writes, “The identification of verification-related security vulnerabilities is really important and one of the key things. It also identifies vulnerabilities for any kind of third-party tool coming into the system or any third-party tools that you are using, which is very useful for avoiding random hacking."

    By simulating real-world legitimate traffic, distributed denial of service (DDoS), exploits, malware, and fuzzing, BreakingPoint validates an organization’s security infrastructure, reduces the risk of network degradation by almost 80%, and increases attack readiness by nearly 70%.

    Sample Customers
    YIT, Salesforce, Coca-Cola, SAP, U.S. Army, Liveperson, Playtech Case Study: Liveperson Implements Innovative Secure SDLC
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    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company31%
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Manufacturing Company9%
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    Financial Services Firm22%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Insurance Company5%
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    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Educational Organization7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business38%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    Small Business70%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise66%
    Buyer's Guide
    Checkmarx vs. Ixia BreakingPoint
    March 2024
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    Checkmarx is ranked 3rd in Application Security Testing (AST) with 67 reviews while Ixia BreakingPoint is ranked 23rd in Application Security Testing (AST) with 8 reviews. Checkmarx is rated 7.6, while Ixia BreakingPoint is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Checkmarx writes "The report function is a great, configurable asset but sometimes yields false positives". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ixia BreakingPoint writes "Works better for testing traffic, mix profile, and enrollment scenarios than other solutions". Checkmarx is most compared with SonarQube, Veracode, Fortify on Demand, Snyk and Coverity, whereas Ixia BreakingPoint is most compared with Spirent CyberFlood, Synopsys Defensics and Qualys Web Application Scanning. See our Checkmarx vs. Ixia BreakingPoint report.

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